Archive for the ‘shoes’ category

The EQT Support 93/Berlin shoes feature a multi-coloured camouflage-style print that is typical of BVG seat covers. They also come with an annual season ticket for the BVG – in the form of a pair of fabric tickets attached to the tongues.

While his last design looked to emulate a historical object, Arsham wanted the second shoe to reflect the present moment, and chose materials accordingly. The shoe’s textured sole is made from Ultra Boost – a bouncy material that Adidas often uses in running shoes.

Specialised in sports clothing and shoes that are just perfect for a contemporary active lifestyle, Asport is exploring a hybrid retail concept that invites visitors to visit the store more frequently, spend more time there, personalise their purchases and become part of a cultural community.

Adidas has partnered with Danish textile manufacturer Kvadrat to release an edition of its iconic Stan Smith sneakers covered in dotted fabric. The collection comes in blue, grey and red versions. Each design is patterned with Kvadrat’s Squares fabric by Danish designer Vibeke Rohland, which features textured circles in contrasting shades.

The unique model can be assembled and disassembled using modular parts which work together to form three pairs of shoes. Each part serves a different function which allows for an effortless transition between home, outdoors or even the beach.

Each pair of USHUU shoes are handcrafted and subjected to a rigorous battery of quality control testing at each stage of the production, highlighting the brand’s mantra that true quality should never require compromise

The Architech Futurist’s most eye-catching feature has to be its 3D-printed lattice sole. The plastic fibres are interwoven to provide the wearer with infinite cushioning, in a shoe that looks fit for extraterrestial terrain. The shoe is the latest advance in Under Armour’s 3D-printed footwear line.

The Converse Chuck Modern Colors collection looks to the archives at the colors of the Chuck Taylor All Star kicks of the 1970s. They gave the colors a fresh update with a two-layer mesh upper that gives the sneakers a unique textural depth.

Industrial designer Marc Newson, fashion designer Riccardo Tisci, and engineer/architect Arthur Huang have all elevated aspects of different AIR MAX styles — from the AIR MAX 1 to the all-new NIKE AIR VaporMax.

Developed in partnership with German Biotech Company AMSilk — the first producer of nature-based spider silk fibers — the Adidas “futurecraft biofabric” prototype shoe features an upper made from 100% biosteel® fiber, a nature-based and completely biodegradable high-performance fiber.

The shape of the sole is meant to suggest that the shoe has been cut from a piece of rock. The front curves up to enable the wearer to walk naturally, and the design will be available in white, black, pink, beige, yellow and green.

Developments are also seen in the more anatomically contoured Dynamic Fit Collar, designed to accommodate the shape of the ankle bone while leveraging a thicker knit structure for additional protection.

Digital design and rapid-prototyping technology allowed the team to create multiple iterations of the shoe for Fraser-Pryce to test on the track. Fixed spikes were chosen instead on screw-ins, allowing the foot to be as close to the track as possible and increasing traction.